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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. भाषाbhāṣāSpeech, talk; as in चारुभाषः.

    [भाष्-अ]

    1. Speech, talk; as in चारुभाषः.
    2. Language, tongue; सत्या न भाषा भवति यद्यपि स्यात् प्रतिष्ठिता Ms.8.164.
    3. A common or vernacular dialect; (a) the spoken Sanskṛit language (Opposite of छन्दस् or वेद); विभाषा भाषायाम् ParasmaipadaVI.1.181; (b) any Prākṛita dialect (Opposite of संस्कृत); भाषाश्च विविधा नृणाम् Ms.9.332; see प्राकृत.
    4. Definition, description; स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा Bg.2.54.
    5. An epithet of Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech.
    6. (In law) The first of the four stages of a law-suit; the plaint, charge or accusation; यदावेदयते राज्ञे तद्भाषेत्यभि- धीयते Y.
    7. (In music) Name of a Rāgiṇī.
    8. Compound अन्तरम् another dialect or language.
    9. translation (?).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -चित्रकम् a play on words, conundrum.

    • -पत्रम् application (Marâthî अर्ज); भाषापत्रं तु तज्ज्ञेयमथवावेदनार्थकम् Śukra.2.39.

    • -पादः a charge, plaint; see भाषा (6) above.

    • -समः a figure of speech, which consists in so arranging the words of a sentence that it may be considered and read either as Sanskṛit or Prākṛita (one or more of its varieties); Exempli gratia, for example मञ्जुलमणिमञ्जीरे कलगभ्भीरे विहारसरसीतीरे । विरसासि केलिकीरे किमालि धीरे च गन्धसारसमीरे ॥ S. D.642 (एष श्लोकः संस्कृतप्राकृतशौरसेनीप्राच्यावन्तीनागराप- भ्रंशेष्वेकविध एव); किं त्वां भणामि विच्छेददारुणायासकारिणि । कामं कुरु वरारोहे देहि मे परिरम्भणम् Māl.6.11. (which is in Sanskṛit or Śaurasenī); so 6.1.

    • -समितिः Feminine (with Jainas) moderation in speech.

    In the Gita2·54

    स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव ।

    sthitaprajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhisthasya keśava, — Arjuna said:- What is the sign of the man in Samadhi whose intelligence is firmly fixed in wisdom? How does the sage of settled understanding speak… 2·54
    • भाषाbhāṣānominative singular of the feminine noun bhāṣā (language, sign, definition).
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  2. उपभाषाupabhāṣāA secondary dialect

    A secondary dialect

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. भाषाbhāṣā[bhâsh-â] f. speech, talk, language; vernacular tongue (either=spoken Sanskrit of Pânini as opposed to Vedic…

    [bhâsh-â] feminine; also equal for speech, talk, language; vernacular tongue (either=spoken Sanskrit of Pânini as opposed to Vedic or Prâkrit as opposed to Sanskrit); description, definition; plaint, charge, or accusation (in law); -kit raka, neuter play on words; -gña, adjective versed in languages; masculine noun; -parikkheda, masculine title of a compendium of the Vaiseshika system; -sa ma, masculine sentence identical with the vernacular (that is consisting of words which may be ac counted Sanskrit as well as Prâkrit: rhetorical term).

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  2. उपभाषाupabhāṣā[upa-bhâshâ] f. subordinate pro vincial dialect.

    [upa-bhâshâ] feminine; also equal for subordinate pro vincial dialect.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. भाषाbhāṣāf. speech, language (esp. common or vernacular speech, as opp. to Vedic or in later times to Sanskr2it…
    1. feminine speech, language (especially common or vernacular speech, as opp. to Vedic or in later times to Sanskr2it Sanskrit) Nir. Pa1n2. Mn. MBh.
    2. feminine any Pra1kr2it Prakrit dialect or a particular group of 5 of them (viz. Ma1ha1ra1sht2ri1 माहाराष्ट्री, S3auraseni1 शौरसेनी, Ma1gadha मागध, Pra1cya1 प्राच्या, and Avanti अवन्ति, also called Pan5ca-vidha1 पञ्च-विधा Bha1sha1 भाषा; confer, compare under प्राकृत, page and participle703) catalogue or catalogues
    3. feminine description, definition Bhag.
    4. feminine (in law) accusation, charge, complaint, plaint Dhu1rtas. Ya1jn5. Scholiast or Commentator
    5. feminine Name of Sarasvati1 सरस्वती Lexicographers
    6. feminine (in music) of a Ra1gin2i1 रागिणी .
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  2. अप्राप्तविभाषाaprāptavibhāṣā([Pa1n2. 1-3, 43 Sch.]) f. the optional permission of an operation which without such permission would not…

    ([Pa1n2. 1-3, 43 Scholiast or Commentator]) feminine the optional permission of an operation which without such permission would not take place at all.

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  3. असंभाषाasaṃbhāṣāf. absence of conversation with (instr.) Pa1rGr2.

    feminine absence of conversation with (instrumental case) Pa1rGr2.

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  4. आत्मनेभाषाātmanebhāṣāf. = -पद q.v. Pa1n2. 6-3, 7 Ka1s3.

    feminine Equivalent to -पद quod vide Pa1n2. 6-3, 7 Ka1s3.

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  5. उपभाषाupabhāṣāf. a secondary dialect Dhu1rtas.

    feminine a secondary dialect Dhu1rtas.

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  6. उपसंभाषाupasaṃbhāṣāf. (√भाष्), talking over, friendly persuasion Pa1n2. 1-3, 47.

    feminine (√भाष्), talking over, friendly persuasion Pa1n2. 1-3, 47.

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